Bebington (UK Parliament constituency)

Bebington was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1950 to 1974. The constituency was centred on the town of Bebington on the Wirral Peninsula, England.

Bebington
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
1950–February 1974
Replaced by	Bebington and Ellesmere Port
Created from	Birkenhead East

Boundaries

The Borough of Bebington, and the County Borough of Birkenhead wards of Bebington, Devonshire, Egerton, Mersey, and Prenton.[1]

History

Created for the 1950 general election, it ceased to exist with the implementation of the 1974 boundary changes and was replaced for the February 1974 general election by the Bebington and Ellesmere Port constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1950	Hendrie Oakshott	Conservative
	1964	Geoffrey Howe	Conservative
	1966	Edwin Brooks	Labour
	1970	Eric Cockeram	Conservative
February 1974		constituency abolished: see Bebington and Ellesmere Port

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Bebington[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Hendrie Oakshott	25,309	43.8	n/a
	Labour	Frank Soskice	22,090	38.3	n/a
	Liberal	Graham White	10,324	17.9	n/a
Majority			3,219	5.5	n/a
Turnout				87.2	n/a
	Conservative win

General election 1951: Bebington [3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Hendrie Oakshott	30,611	53.44
	Labour Co-op	Edward W. Harby	22,190	38.74
	Liberal	Thomas Mercer Banks	4,477	7.82
Majority			8,421	14.70
Turnout				85.82
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1955: Bebington [5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Hendrie Oakshott	31,700	58.73
	Labour	Thomas H. Hockton	22,277	41.27
Majority			9,423	17.46
Turnout				79.16
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1959: Bebington [6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Hendrie Oakshott	33,705	58.57
	Labour	Gordon Oakes	23,844	41.43
Majority			9,861	17.13
Turnout				81.78
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Bebington [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Geoffrey Howe	26,943	45.33
	Labour	Edwin Brooks	24,734	41.61
	Liberal	Michael J G Tompkins	7,765	13.06
Majority			2,209	3.72
Turnout				80.90
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1966: Bebington [8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Edwin Brooks	30,545	51.99	+10.38
	Conservative	Geoffrey Howe	28,208	48.01	+2.68
Majority			2,337	3.98
Turnout			58,753	79.77
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.85

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Bebington [9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Eric Cockeram	31,260	50.59	+2.58
	Labour	Edwin Brooks	30,535	49.41	−2.58
Majority			725	1.17
Turnout				75.44
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+2.58

See also

• Bebington and Ellesmere Port Constituency

Sources

1. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
3. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
4. The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
5. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
6. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
7. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
8. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
9. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
• Election results, 1950 - 1979